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Whether you are a college student or still in high school, citing sources will always be the one burden you will have to carry until the end of your studies. Because it is not intended for use in academic papers, Wikipedia doesn’t automatically just give readers citations--but if it did, this is how it would be. As an example, the Wikipedia article "Sakura", about cherry blossoms, will be used.
Steps
Write the title of the article within quotation marks (“”) making sure to place a full-stop (.) after the title. Do not write it in Italics.
Leave a space then type the title of the online encyclopedia, which in this case is Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Place a full-stop (.) and underline it.
Leave another space then type the date when the page was last modified and place a full-stop (.) at the end. This is usually found at the end of the webpage.
Leave another space then type in the publisher, in this case it is Wikimedia Foundation, and place a full-stop (.) at the end. (There are two periods at the end because one of them is used to abbreviate "Incorporated" and the other one ends the title.)
Leave another space and type in the date that you accessed the article.
Leave another space and type in the URL of the article in between angled parenthesis (< >) , make sure to include http:// and place a full-stop (.) at the end.
Tips
If you want to cite the article within the text, place the title of the article within parenthesis () instead of the author like you would usually do. Ex. (Sakura)
Ask your professor or teacher to check over your citation. They are the ones who will be grading you, if you ask them before hand then they can't remove any marks when you hand in your final paper.
Remember: Your bibliography should be in alphabetical order.
You can also click "Cite This Article" on the left hand side, which will take you to a page that cites the article in a number of different formats.
Warnings
This method of citation is not addressed in the MLA handbook.
Wikipedia is not an acceptable information source for academic papers. It is a good website for general information gathering, but it is best to use (and cite) their cited references directly, rather than citing Wikipedia itself. However be very wary of using the Wikipedia article but citing their cited references without checking they really do support the claim being made. And if for lack of time you do use Wikipedia as a source, do cite it. It is better to be marked down for using non-authoritative sources than to be accused of plagiarism.
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How to Cite a Wikipedia Article in MLA Format
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditWhether you are a college student or still in high school, citing sources will always be the one burden you will have to carry until the end of your studies. Because it is not intended for use in academic papers, Wikipedia doesn’t automatically just give readers citations--but if it did, this is how it would be. As an example, the Wikipedia article "Sakura", about cherry blossoms, will be used.
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